http://www.examiner.com/x-5111-Detroit-Wine-Examiner?cid=exrss-Detroit-Wine-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:54:22 -0700 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:24:47 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-5111-Detroit-Wine-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Buschs-Market-Not-a-bush-league-wine-program?cid=exrss-Detroit-Wine-Examiner  Josh Bader is the kind of guy you  like the moment you meet him.  You know the type:  seriously friendly, a bit self-effacing yet completely knowledgeable in his discipline—which happens to be wine. If I was an up-and... wine Busch's Market Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:24:47 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5111-Detroit-Wine-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Buschs-Market-Not-a-bush-league-wine-program?cid=exrss-Detroit-Wine-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5111-Detroit-Wine-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Humor-and-wine-is-like-Jordanian-sweet-crude-and-waterDuring-the-holiday-season-I-like-to-build-a-r?cid=exrss-Detroit-Wine-Examiner During the holiday season, I like to build a roaring fire in the hearth, tap a toddy and gather my brood around me to explain to them that everything about getting older sucks.Except for one thing, of course: Stuff just keeps getting funnier and funn... wine humor Jordan Winery Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:25:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5111-Detroit-Wine-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Humor-and-wine-is-like-Jordanian-sweet-crude-and-waterDuring-the-holiday-season-I-like-to-build-a-r?cid=exrss-Detroit-Wine-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5111-Detroit-Wine-Examiner~y2009m11d15-Beaujolais-Nouveau-est-blase--But-okay?cid=exrss-Detroit-Wine-Examiner Forget that it’s essentially grape-flavored alcohol juice. Ignore the ten crus in the appellation that are its superior. Disregard the fact that it occupies lowest rung on the Burgundy ladder. It’s time to pull out the stops along with th... wine Thanksgiving Beaujolais Nouveau Sun, 15 Nov 2009 03:40:31 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5111-Detroit-Wine-Examiner~y2009m11d15-Beaujolais-Nouveau-est-blase--But-okay?cid=exrss-Detroit-Wine-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5111-Detroit-Wine-Examiner~y2009m11d10-Jordan-Winerys-Frequent-Drinker-miles?cid=exrss-Detroit-Wine-Examiner It had to happen, folks—Frequent Flyer programs have come to wineries.Whether gimmick savvy or tough-economy desperate, Jordan Vineyard & Winery has launched the enological equivalent of SkyMiles with their new customer rewards program, onl... wine Jordan Winery Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:16:31 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5111-Detroit-Wine-Examiner~y2009m11d10-Jordan-Winerys-Frequent-Drinker-miles?cid=exrss-Detroit-Wine-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5111-Detroit-Wine-Examiner~y2009m11d6-JV-by-name-but-in-the-wine-world-its-varsity-league?cid=exrss-Detroit-Wine-Examiner In this whacked out economy, do we really need technological advancements to help us spend our money faster?Yet, Napanese wine purveyor JV Wine & Spirits has launched just such an innovation—a sleek, sophisticated on-line store that promise... wine on-line wine sales on-line wine buying Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:16:47 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5111-Detroit-Wine-Examiner~y2009m11d6-JV-by-name-but-in-the-wine-world-its-varsity-league?cid=exrss-Detroit-Wine-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5111-Detroit-Wine-Examiner~y2009m11d2-Kamiak-wines-play-Hail-to-the-Chief?cid=exrss-Detroit-Wine-Examiner You know how there are these online translators like Babel Fish where you can paste some alien gobbledygook into a text box and it gets instantly converted into English?I’m thinking of launching a translator where you can convert ‘press r... wine liquor laws Washington Columbia Valley Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:10:14 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5111-Detroit-Wine-Examiner~y2009m11d2-Kamiak-wines-play-Hail-to-the-Chief?cid=exrss-Detroit-Wine-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5111-Detroit-Wine-Examiner~y2009m11d2-Thanksgiving-wines-The-turkeys-strike-back?cid=exrss-Detroit-Wine-Examiner All Saints Day is Halloween’s answer to Boxing Day; Haunt Night plus one. Now that the cemetery gates are locked and the dear departed have agreed to remain that way for another year, culinary types can turn their attention to the one holiday t... wine Thanksgiving Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:41:34 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5111-Detroit-Wine-Examiner~y2009m11d2-Thanksgiving-wines-The-turkeys-strike-back?cid=exrss-Detroit-Wine-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5111-Detroit-Wine-Examiner~y2009m10d31-Michigan-pinot-noir-A-work-in-progress?cid=exrss-Detroit-Wine-Examiner They’ve discovered dinosaur bones in the Arctic, so maybe producing decent red wine in Snowball Michigan isn’t so far fetched after all—maybe it’s merely acknowledgement of evolutionary precedent. Okay, that&rsqu... michigan pinot noir Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:49:05 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5111-Detroit-Wine-Examiner~y2009m10d31-Michigan-pinot-noir-A-work-in-progress?cid=exrss-Detroit-Wine-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5111-Detroit-Wine-Examiner~y2009m10d31-Michigans-rieslings-Quality-on-ice?cid=exrss-Detroit-Wine-Examiner Among the endless ‘doh’ moments experienced by Michigan’s frost-bitten, hard-scrabble winemakers is that the grape they grow best, riesling, accounts for less than two percent of retail wine sales nationwide. Consumer ignorance is... michigan riesling Sat, 31 Oct 2009 04:08:24 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5111-Detroit-Wine-Examiner~y2009m10d31-Michigans-rieslings-Quality-on-ice?cid=exrss-Detroit-Wine-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5111-Detroit-Wine-Examiner~y2009m10d30-Brettanomyces-Who-grows-there-friend-or-foe?cid=exrss-Detroit-Wine-Examiner When wine weasels say ‘brett’, we’re not talking about Michaels, although the word ‘poison’ may come up in the conversation. Nor do we mean Farve, though some wish it would go away once and for all and not come back... wine brettanomyces Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:41:18 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5111-Detroit-Wine-Examiner~y2009m10d30-Brettanomyces-Who-grows-there-friend-or-foe?cid=exrss-Detroit-Wine-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5111-Detroit-Wine-Examiner~y2009m10d21-Hard-Cider-Normandelicious?cid=exrss-Detroit-Wine-Examiner  I just returned from Normandy where I developed a fixation for hard cider that rivals my fixation on Audrey Tautou. Difference is, one can be done at home and the other probably could be done at home, but only if your home happens to be Versail... hard cider homemade Normandy Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:00:40 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5111-Detroit-Wine-Examiner~y2009m10d21-Hard-Cider-Normandelicious?cid=exrss-Detroit-Wine-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5111-Detroit-Wine-Examiner~y2009m10d14-The-wheel-deal-Cognacs-on-a-roll?cid=exrss-Detroit-Wine-Examiner  Everybody talks about reinventing the wheel like it’s a bad thing. What if you tossed in a tot of Hennessey XO mid-spoke? That’s what the cognac cognoscenti did during the Second International Cognac Summit, which sounds a... cognac tasting notes Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:00:53 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5111-Detroit-Wine-Examiner~y2009m10d14-The-wheel-deal-Cognacs-on-a-roll?cid=exrss-Detroit-Wine-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5111-Detroit-Wine-Examiner~y2009m10d12-If-you-want-the-Rhone-drone-youre-on-your-own?cid=exrss-Detroit-Wine-Examiner  If you think it’s worth eight hundred dollars to hear someone drone on about Rhône for three days, have I got the Black Mass for you. In what’s being touted as ‘the world’s largest Rhône gathering’... wine humor hospice du rhone Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:34:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5111-Detroit-Wine-Examiner~y2009m10d12-If-you-want-the-Rhone-drone-youre-on-your-own?cid=exrss-Detroit-Wine-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5111-Detroit-Wine-Examiner~y2009m10d12-Wines-of-India-Zin-and-zen?cid=exrss-Detroit-Wine-Examiner  The tasting room is pure California.  Dominated by a blue mosaic balcony bar with a panoramic view of rolling vineyards, the open floor space is gently lit by suspended wine bottle lamps, flanked with backlit cases in wood-paneled walls an... wine india sula Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:32:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5111-Detroit-Wine-Examiner~y2009m10d12-Wines-of-India-Zin-and-zen?cid=exrss-Detroit-Wine-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5111-Detroit-Wine-Examiner~y2009m10d9-Laughable-liquor-laws-from-the-Land-of-Liberty?cid=exrss-Detroit-Wine-Examiner  If you are French, there is absolutely no down side to believing that Americans exist solely for your amusement. It takes some of the sting out of having gone from world domination in the eighteenth century to being an irrelevant member of... humor liquor laws Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:50:03 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5111-Detroit-Wine-Examiner~y2009m10d9-Laughable-liquor-laws-from-the-Land-of-Liberty?cid=exrss-Detroit-Wine-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5111-Detroit-Wine-Examiner~y2009m10d8-Thinking-inside-the-box-The-new-wave-of-box-wines?cid=exrss-Detroit-Wine-Examiner  The sunny side of box wines: They’re earth friendly, since in landfills, laminated cardboard breaks down much faster than bottles, barrels or David Hasselhoff’s liver. Equally, they’re a snap to open, especially comp... box wine Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:30:47 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5111-Detroit-Wine-Examiner~y2009m10d8-Thinking-inside-the-box-The-new-wave-of-box-wines?cid=exrss-Detroit-Wine-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5111-Detroit-Wine-Examiner~y2009m10d7-Robert-Oatley-Vineyards-Pillow-talk-Dont-bed-on-it?cid=exrss-Detroit-Wine-Examiner  Oh, we want those Oatleys on our side, and not only because we need Bob Oatley’s wit, his wisdom, his wondrous wealth and his Wooloomooloo wines in our lives. We need our bed linens. Now, that may be a low blow, but come on&mdas... Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:43:45 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5111-Detroit-Wine-Examiner~y2009m10d7-Robert-Oatley-Vineyards-Pillow-talk-Dont-bed-on-it?cid=exrss-Detroit-Wine-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5111-Detroit-Wine-Examiner~y2009m10d6-Marilyn-Merlot-et-al--A-candle-in-the-wine?cid=exrss-Detroit-Wine-Examiner  In the annals of grapey groaners, ‘Marilyn Merlot’ remains a classic. If memory serves, when it first hit bodega shelves back in 1985 it was not only an irresistible pun, but a pretty decent glass of merlot.  Now into... wine humor Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:12:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5111-Detroit-Wine-Examiner~y2009m10d6-Marilyn-Merlot-et-al--A-candle-in-the-wine?cid=exrss-Detroit-Wine-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5111-Detroit-Wine-Examiner~y2009m9d30-2009-Sommelier-Dinner-at-the-Earle-in-Ann-Arbor?cid=exrss-Detroit-Wine-Examiner  When I took my sommelier exam in 1995, the first question they asked was, ‘How do you pronounce sommelier? When I said ‘wine steward,’ I got booted. Believe me, it’s been downhill ever since. Still, preten... Wed, 30 Sep 2009 07:58:29 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5111-Detroit-Wine-Examiner~y2009m9d30-2009-Sommelier-Dinner-at-the-Earle-in-Ann-Arbor?cid=exrss-Detroit-Wine-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5111-Detroit-Wine-Examiner~y2009m9d23-Foie-Gras-and-wine-Silence-of-the-geese?cid=exrss-Detroit-Wine-Examiner source button above.  Few marriages made in food/wine heaven—that is, those magical matches that simultaneously compliment and contrast, fuse complex flavors while maintaining component individuality, satisfying every gastronomic whim whi... Wed, 23 Sep 2009 02:27:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5111-Detroit-Wine-Examiner~y2009m9d23-Foie-Gras-and-wine-Silence-of-the-geese?cid=exrss-Detroit-Wine-Examiner